Clinton trying to keep Qaddafi out of a tent

Posted By P.J. Aroon Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 4:37 PM Share

A few Clinton-related news articles:

•Secretary Clinton and the U.S. State Department are trying to find accommodations for Libyan leader Muammar el-Qaddafi, who'll be visiting New York for next month's U.N. General Assembly meeting. He prefers to erect Bedouin-style air-conditioned tents, such as this tent he set up in Paris in 2007, but his request to camp in Central Park was rejected. Now, he wants to put down stakes at a Libyan-owned estate in Englewood, N.J., but residents don't want to host the leader who just embraced the recently released Pam Am Flight 103 bomber.

•Hillary Clinton, Aug. 13, 2009 | GLENNA GORDON/AFP/Getty Images"Hillary's Right About the 'Defense Umbrella'" argues a Wall Street Journal op-ed. Referring to the "defense umbrella" that Clinton said the United States should consider extending over the Middle East to deter Iran's nuclear ambitions, the piece argues that Clinton has "the right idea," but that the Obama administration must put its money where its mouth is and support missile defense, not scale it back.

•The finance chairman of Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign has been accused of fraud for allegedly lying to Citibank to secure a $74 million loan.

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MODERATEWINGER

3:26 AM ET

August 27, 2009

Gadhafi

By his actions of hugging a terrorist responsible for killing so many people, should not be allowed to get near the UN, let alone speak at the UN.

 

STACYX

7:02 PM ET

August 27, 2009

Well, look at some of the

Well, look at some of the people at the UN- there are all kinds of countries who show total disregard for human rights but they still are allowed to speak at the UN. Some nations may protest by walking out or something like that- that is always an option.

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STILL4HILL

5:57 PM ET

August 31, 2009

I have never understood how

I have never understood how refusing to speak with someone furthers the cause of peace. For many years we shut China out and treated it as a threat. When Nixon (of all people!) opened the door to diplomacy, China began to change - toward us and from within. Gadhafi's reception of AlMegrahi was, of course, inappropriate, but we have the UN exactly for dealing with these large issues. As the host nation, we need to buy into allowing officials to come together to negotiate. Unless, of course, you would prefer simply to exchange gunfire.

 

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